AI Rate Professor

Economics

Mark Collinson

ECON1 · ECON1H · ECON2H · ECON2 · 98 lifetime ratings

AI rating
70/100
RMP rating
3.6/5
Take again
62.65%
Difficulty
3.6

The decision

if you attend lectures, do every , and want real econ learning rather than an easy A.

Best fit · Effort For RewardExtra credit machineLecture heavyTough testsFunny British lecturerConfusing exam wording
  • Students love his knowledge, humor, and huge that can save the grade.
  • Tests and , so self-study matters.
  • Online and tech-heavy terms .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

56/100

and attendance can push many to an A, but exams are tough and .

In person more often calls A doable with EC; and hard closed tests.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

36/100

Lecture-heavy econ with graphs, analysis papers, and .

Both formats rate content hard; honors and online first-timers struggle more.

Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

38/100

because lectures carry material not on slides.

Online and in person both stress showing up; a .

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

66/100

; praise for teaching quality outweighs avoid reviews when students put in work.

In .

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

48/100

, but massive and some generosity on explanations balance outcomes.

Format shift

In person stresses EC rescue; online more often feels strict.

Workload

Moderate

50/100

Little traditional homework, but , and .

Format shift

Both formats are test and lecture heavy rather than weekly busywork.

Teaching experience

Good

72/100

Students repeatedly praise knowledge, humor, real-world experience, and care, with complaints about clarity and structure.

Format shift

In person teaching praise is stronger; online tech delivery hurts scores.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

78/100

, and a large final, often around 40 percent.

Format shift

and in person.

Luni fit check

Weigh these signals against your actual schedule.

Get help balancing workload, grading, and timing when no option is an obvious fit.

Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

41 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person students often call him one of : smart, funny, caring, with tough but if you show up and use EC.

Main concern

and harsh grading if .

What students said

“Professor Collinson is an Ivy League caliber professor.”
ECON1
“Very entertaining lectures and lots of . Hard not to get an A if you turn everything in.”
ECON1H

Remote format

Online

9 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

, and some drop reports, though a few still praise EC and care.

Main concern

Technology issues and .

What students said

“he had lots of trouble with technology.”
ECON1
“he provides a lot of that can significantly boost your grade”
ECON2H

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams are challenging with tricky wording; .

No study guides oftenConfusing wordingExtra credit quizzesFinal weighted heavilyNot open note (online reports)

Assessment risk

Standard

44/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and sometimes confusingly worded, with heavy finals and EC quizzes rather than open-book policies.

Confusing wordingHeavy finalExtra credit quizzesNo study guides
“The and ”
ECON1H
“ , and no study guide.”
ECON1

Online

Online reports closed-note or hard tests, pop quizzes, and weak .

Not open notePop quizzesNo study guideTest heavy
“ knowing material despite it being Econ 1.”
ECON1
“He didn't know what a study guide was.”
ECON1

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“Professor Collinson is an Ivy League caliber professor. Extremely knowledgeable in the subject, applies concepts to real world examples with ease and is a very humorous guy.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews (9 online, 41 in person), highlighting lectures, , and . Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

72/100

“very funny british guy, makes econ so fun.”

🎁 Power

80/100

“Hard not to get an A if you turn everything in.”

📝

44/100

“The .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • British, funny, and smart
  • lectures are intense, so
  • Ivy League caliber professor

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Lots of and easy to get an A
  • never got more than 70% on tests
  • 85% is an A

Theme 3

💻 About Online vs In Person

  • he had lots of trouble with technology
  • if you have no any economics foundation
  • He's one of the

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

98

Lifetime ratings

90/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty reviews across many years and both formats show consistent , and lecture dependence.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 545
4 out of 515
3 out of 511
2 out of 513
1 out of 515

Course coverage

ECON119 reviews
ECON1H17 reviews
ECON2H12 reviews
ECON22 reviews

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

44 reported outcomes

A range

25

A+ 5 · A 19 · A- 1

B range

5

B+ 2 · B 3

C range

1

C 1

D range

2

D 2

F

1

F 1

No letter grade reported

10

Drop/Withdrawal 5 · Not sure yet 4 · Rather not say 1